Beyond Kubernetes.The Control Plane forSerious Builders.
Cycle is the leading Kubernetes alternative for teams who want to build, deploy, and manage distributed applications on their own infrastructure, but don't want the operational overhead.
website:
config:
deploy:
instances: 2
restart:
condition: always
delay: 5s
max_attempts: 10
strategy: '{{deploy-strategy}}'
network:
hostname: website
ports:
- '80:80'
- '443:80'
public: enable
image:
name: Website
origin:
details:
existing:
source_id: 69bd18c664147f24bb7e358f
target: '{{website-target}}'
type: docker-hub
name: Website
stateful: false
--data '{"action": "start"}'
> {"data": {"id": "6813cd199cb8434cb64067c9", "state": "queued"}}
Don't get distracted with DevOps.
We built Cycle because, as developers, we were frustrated by the tools out there. Everything was either too basic to run anything serious, or so complex that it turned into a daily distraction of maintenance and upkeep.
- Code with any language, framework, or IDE.
- Deploy across any infrastructure using one standard workflow.
- Build with isolated environments, software defined networks, and secret management.
- Scale with automated pipelines, load balancing, and auto-scaling.
The unified control plane for teams.
Cycle consumes raw compute and storage to deliver a provider-agnostic experience on any infrastructure, from bare-metal to public cloud. We automate the low-level complexity of networking, OS patching, and state management, so teams get a consistent deployment experience anywhere.
// RUN ANYTHING
From standard APIs to complex AI inference. If it runs in a container, it runs on Cycle.
Control Plane.
- > Infrastructure Autopilot
- > Global Mesh Networking
- > Service & Node Discovery
- > Native Load Balancing
- > Isolated Environments
- > Horizontal Autoscaling
- > Config & Secret Management
- > Built-in Observability
// UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY
Cycle is provider-agnostic. Even if we don't natively support a provider, teams can provision any infrastructure that supports a bootable ISO or iPXE.
Own your infrastructure & your data.
Your infrastructure should be your own. We give teams the freedom to choose exactly where your data lives and how your applications are deployed, without provider lock-in.
- Provision bare-metal or virtual machines from any provider. Cycle manages the orchestration and you own the hardware.
- Retain absolute ownership of your data. Your application data stays on your infrastructure and never touches the Cycle control plane.
Gain simplicity without compromising on features.
Stop fighting infrastructure and DevOps processes. We built Cycle to automate the day-two operations that burn out teams, so your builders can focus on building.
Global Mesh Networks
Automatically encrypted networks across any provider or region. Workloads & applications communicate securely and instantly, without any human involvement.
- AUTO DISCOVERY
- ZERO CONFIG
- MULTI-PROVIDER
Infrastructure Autopilot
Automated OS patching, kernel updates, and self-healing. CycleOS proves a fully atomic, and minimal, operating system built for modern infrastructure. Experience a fully-managed platform on your own infrastructure.
- SELF-HEALING NODES
- ROLLING UPDATES
Native Multi-Tenancy
Built-in Observability
Hybrid Compute
Deployment Pipelines
Trusted By Builders.
Engineering teams, from around the world, use Cycle to run mission-critical workloads, without the overhead of maintaining legacy orchestration tools.
0%+Migrated From Kubernetes
More than 2/3rds of the teams that have adopted Cycle previously used Kubernetes in production before switching to Cycle.
"Cycle has been a breath of fresh air after spending nearly a decade running (and fixing!) Kubernetes on-prem. Networking, storage, and container orchestration are elegantly implemented."
"We were in the middle of drafting a job post for a DevOps engineer to help manage our complex Kubernetes clusters when we decided to give Cycle a try instead. Now we're pushing over a billion hits a day, and the platform hasn't missed a beat."
0+Hourly Requests
Cycle was develped for teams building real products and services. Today, our load balancers process over 150 million requests per hour, handling automatic TLS termination, WAF rules, and latency-sensitive traffic routing.
0+Container Deployments
Since Cycle opened for customers, the control plane has been responsible for orchestrating the deployment of almost 5 million containers.
"We moved one of our platforms to AWS and didn't want to use Kubernetes. Nor did we want to make a bunch of DevOps decisions on which bundle of tools to use with it. With Cycle, we gained a streamlined PaaS that enabled us to move faster from day one."
Curious what Cycle can do for you?
We're developers ourselves, so we know the value of a direct conversation. Let's jump on a call, talk through your current architecture, and show you how Cycle can start removing headaches.